THE recent publication of the letters written by Prince Charles to the Government emphasised his concern that the Armed Forces were sadly ill-equipped and run down - a situation that most people in Britain agreed with.

However, coming from Prince Charles, one has to wonder if it was more a personal concern than that of the public interest as there was no mention of how ill-equipped and run down our NHS and social services have become - or maybe that didn't concern him?

T Seale, Middlesbrough.